Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 22224, Philip Dunn, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
Dunn, Philip
8 22 224
CONTENTS

18.847 Pennsylvania Philip Dyer Crawford Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel of the Regt. commanded by Col. Heard in the N. J. ma. line for 14 mos.
Date of death not on A.P. J.L.R.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Oct 1833 and sent to J. J. Riddle Meadville
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 $ 116 66 Pension allowance ending March 34. 23 33
$140.00
5 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 13

Declaration of Philip Wann in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Pennsylvania County of Berks
18308 Philip Wann On the twenty fifth of October Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Henry Shippen and his Associates Philip Wann a resident of Haysfield Township in said County aged twenty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States in the following named Officers and Served as he states that he was called out in the year 1775 from Berks County New Jersey where he then lived one month each Spring and fall regularly every year from the winter of 1776 during the war and was held or mustered from subject to alarm continually that Major General was the first Captain in which he served in the Regiment of Colonel Nathaniel Heard his second Captain was Miles Martin also in the Regiment his third Captain was William Manning in the Col. Runkle's Battery his fourth Captain was David Runkle who served until the close of the war that the third Col was John Wetston and Lieutenant Col Samuel Cross That he was in the flying Camp at the battle of Brandywine previous to the battle on Red Bank in which Heard then Brigadier General was ordered off as a prisoner two years after this in a skirmish with the British under General Knyphausen from Staten Island

in the year 1780 - We were under the command of Genl Green - we fell in with the British on their retreat & and hung on their right flank until they reached Elizabeth Town - Our Captain Randolph and one horse man were wounded & both died -
I knew Col John Nelson, Col. Jacob Taylor & Col Zwick all of Middlesex County New Jersey I also knew Col. afterwards Genl. Drayton Col Nathaniel Ogden Col Ephraim Martin & Genl William Sterling I have no documentary evidence of my service
I was born in 1754 in the County of Essex at Middletown My Enlistment on the 14 th day of the month of
I have the record of my age in my bible, herewith shown to the Board - I lived in Middlesex County New Jersey at the time I entered the service about two miles from New Brunswick which - after the war I continued to reside there until 1802 when I removed to my present residence in this County where I have lived ever since I was called into service as a Militia man
I never received any discharge in writing
Philemon Rankin & Own David
I know them and can certify as to my character for veracity and the truth of my service as a soldier of the Revolution, I don't know of any clergy man who can prove his reputation as a soldier
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John W. Deyo at 85 yrs old, Philip Deyo

Branford County ss
Priscilla Dunn being sworn accord- ing to Law saith she is upward of eighty years of age that she has known Philip Dunn the applicant since she was twenty years of age, that she is the widow of his brother that she lived about a mile from him, that she knows he was out several times in the service during the Revolutionary war, but can't say how many times, that she recollects of his be- ing out under Capt Manning, when Jaynes Dunn the husband of this deponent was lieutenant of the same company that she believes he was out every time he was called upon & never missed a touch of duty - That she has seen him several times under arms when the Company trained at our house as the place of Rendezvous -
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court 25 th Octr 1832 Ebenezer A. Dymally, Natty
Priscilla Dunn mark
Phineas Dunham of Vernon township Branford County aged sixty seven being sworn saith that he has known Philip Dunn the applicant since the year 1776 when he lived about two miles from him in Middlesex New Jersey. That all the men of that neigh- borhood who were capable of bearing arms were then called into service, and he believes that the said Philip was among the number called out, but he can't say he ever saw him in service - That about the close of the war this deponent was first enrolled, & was then in the same Company with him, that he recollects the first Captain he enrolled under - That Deponent had four brothers older than himself who were out in ser- vice & has often heard them speak of Philip Dunn being out in service particularly at the battle of Mon- mouth - That he has known him for thirty years in this County and that he has always been a good char- acter & Deponent believes all he states in the foregoing application to be forsooth true. - Phineas Dunham
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court Decem 25 th 1832 Ebenezer A. Dymally, Natty

Owen Daves of Hayfield township Crawford County saith that he first became acquainted with Philip Dunn this applicant in St. Joseph in the year 1792 - that he then had the reputation in that neighborhood (as well as in this neighborhood ever since) of having been out in United States service during the revolution as one of the minute men - That he has always born a good character for truth & veracity & deponent believes him to be of the age he represents & that he did serve as he states, in foregoing application -
Subscribed & sworn to before me October 25th 1832 R. A. C. (Rynear) Justice
Owen Daves
And the said Court declare their opinion after investigation of the matter & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and on the foregoing testimony of Priscilla Dunn, Phineas Dunham & Owen Daves that Philip Dunn the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolutionary war - served as he states - And the Court further that the said Phineas Dunham and Owen Daves are known to the Court as citizens of respectability in whose testimony full reliance may be placed - Certified this twenty fifth October 1832. Henry Shepperd Prest
And the Court further certify that it is made appear to the Court that the above named James Priscilla Dunn is a credible witness and that her testimony is entitled to credit - Certified Oct 25 1832 Henry Shepperd Prest
Crawford County
I, Rynear A. Justice of the peace of the County of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Dunn for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25th day of October A.D. 1832. Rynear (S)

Philip Lunn No 16568
18 th March 1833
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J. S. Riddle
Meadville
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BRIEF in the case of  Philip Dunn, County of Crawford  in the State of Penn a (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Cont  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      In 1776 for during the War, he was called one month every Spring and Every Fall  drafted As a Man Minute Gen.  Col. H. Clegg, Potter, Webster Hovey, Capt. Ferral, Carlton Manning, Dunham   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Medleysca by N. J.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Babb Examining Clerk.

Mrs. La Mar Weatherbee Somonauk - Ill.
Oct 8-1932
The record of Philip Dunn which follows is obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 22224, based upon his service in the Revolution.
Philip Dunn was born June 14, 1754 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
While residing about two miles from New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, he served in the Middlesex County Militia regularly a month each spring and fall from the winter of 1776 until 1782 under Captains Isaac Ferrat, Moses Martin, William Manning and David Dunham, and Colonels Nathaniel Heard, Reuben Potter and John Webster; aside from this service, he was out on several alarms, one under Captain Stites, one in Captain Seburn's Company of the Flying Camp at the time of the battle of Monmouth, and under Captain Dunham and Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Crow at Woodbridge Turn, New Jersey; length of his entire service more than fourteen months.
He resided in Middlesex County, New Jersey, until 1802, then moved to Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 25, 1832, while a resident of Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Priscilla Dunn, widow of soldier's brother, James Dunn, was living in 1832, aged then about eighty years.
It is not stated that the soldier Philip Dunn was married.
Because of the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for furnishing Revolutionary War data, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
not in N.J. book Capt. "Seburn" probably meant for Sebring - which is in N.J. book. 1st page of this letter in Re Mr. John Evans - S. 8444

Production
22224 INVALID.
File No. 22224
Philip ...
Res. Rec. ...
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 115
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Oct-14-1901 Mr. Thos. J. Dunn West Chester Pa
1932 - Oct. 10 - Hist. to Mrs. LaMar Weathersbee - see letter - John Evans - R.N.S. - 8444 - 2 LL.
1933 - Nov. 2 - Hist. to Ann Elizabeth Rhodes - J.L.L.

Philip Dunn Pension application
16,568
J. Stuart Riddle Meadville Crawford Co. Pa

State of Pennsylvania Cumberland County ss
Personally appeared before the Honorable Henry Shippin and his associates in open Court the aforesaid Philip Swann who being an Oath sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below as as in the Militia in February 1776 he was out of service of lines on Staten Island under Captain Hitts for the period of three weeks and in the fall of 1777 I think in October he was the days engagement on the same peninsula on Staten Island under Captain Manning In June 1778 was present in Captain Roberts Company 14 days at Mon mouth in New Jersey as a member of the flying camp In September of same year was out eight days at Spring West Field on an alarm and in October at Spring field for two weeks as near as he can recollect under Captain King - In 1777 I volunteered for one week with three others to save the majority of the draft of one man from our company for one month which was wanting to fill up the company by going on a month's tour to Elizabeth Town I heard that which put the Captain named - That at the time of the north of the Pennsylvania line was called out and served one week at Woodbridge Town Middlesex County N.J. under Captain Newham Col Sanderson that these services were besides the monthly tours in the Spring & Fall mentioned in the preceding statement & that during the years 1776 '77 '78 '79 '80 '81 '82 he was out one month in the Spring & Fall making two months each year but he cannot specify with accuracy the months during which the different tours were performed but it was generally in April & May in the Spring & September & October in the fall and that he served in the whole a period of more than fourteen months I not less as he only believes such for such period & service he claims a pension
Sworn to and subscribed to the 31st day of Decr 1847 A.D. 1833. in Open Court Caleb Sturgis Clerk

St. John's River Newport Colony
On returning to the camp I have been very much surprised to see a copy of the 3rd class and 4th class light and heavy artillery there.
Dear Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. B. Mansel-Pleydell

11 W. Biddle 112 South Church Street West Chester, Pa.
To the Office of O. H. T. D. C., Pension Department Washington D. C.
I wish to secure copy of the muster of service of ✓ James Dunn and Hugh Dunn his father, who served in the Revolution and are at least now deceased - They were at from New Jersey, probably either from Hainesfield or Piscataway, at least from that neighborhood. Also I wish the same information of Eideon Dunn who served in War of 1812, going either from

New Jersey or Crawford Co., Pa.
I am sure that you are in the way of securing this information
You will greatly oblige me Respectfully yours, Ezekiel L. Dunn.
(Mrs. Thos D.)
Oct 5th, 1901.

Saeigertown, Pa. Sept 1933.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
c/o B.A.-7/E.E.L.
Ans. to the inquiry of Rev. soldiers recently made has been received. The information of the Philip Dunn in whom I am interested, was as follows he was buried in the Dunn Cemetery near Saeigertown, Pa. birth date being 1753, died Apr. 29, 1835. Jane his wife born 1758, d. Jan. 17, 1810. Philip Dunn was the pioneer Dunn of Crawford Co. Pa. I do not know where he resided previously, but I believe this would identify this particular soldier.
Will you kindly give this inquiry of my ancestor Christian Rhodes , Roads, to the land grant office in Washington, D.C. He came to Clarion Co. (now) after the Rev. War, resided on his farm until he died in 1848. I wish to obtain his military history from the land grant which I believe he obtained; served from Phila. and also York counties. (If this is within your province to do.)
Did my Abt. (Gehr) receive a pension? I wish his military history if so. Mathias Flach , Flough, has had many descendants in Crawford Co. Pa. where he married Mary Gehr; they were parents of three sons and a daughter. My gratitude for the information sent assured. Very truly,
Ann Elizabeth Rhodes.
Phila. 1933-1934 Sept 12, 1933

DECLARATION of PHILIP DUNN in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
On this twentyfifth of October Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Henry Shippen and his associates PHILIP DUNN a resident of Hayfield Township in Said County aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 Viz.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as he states - that he was called out in the Militia from Middlesex County New Jersey where he then lived one month each Spring and fall regularly every year from the winter of 1776 during the war and was held as minute man subject to alarm continually that Isaac Ferrat was the first Captain under whom he served in the Regiment of Colonel Nathaniel Heard his second Captain was Moses Martin also under Col Heard his third Captain was William Manning under Col. Reuben Potters his fourth Captain was David Dunham who served until the close of the war - that his third Col was John Webster and

Lieutenant Col Samuel Crow - That he was in the flying Camp at the battle of Monmouth - previous to the battle our Brigade under Heard then Brigadier Genl was ordered off as a reserve - Two years after this I was in a Skirmish with the British under General Knipheisen from Staten Island in the year 1780- We were under the command of Genl Green we fell in with the British on their retreat & and hung on their right flank until they reached Elizabeth Town - One Captain Randolph and one horse man were wounded & both died -
I knew Col John Nelson Col.Jacob Hyse & Col Quick all of Middlesex County New Jersey - I also knew Col afterwards Genl Drayton Col Nathaniel Ogden Col Ephraim Martin & Genl William Stuting
I have no documentary evidence of my service
I was born in 1754 in the month of June at Middlesex New Jersey on the 14th day of the month. I have the record of my age in my bible, herewith shown to the Court-
I lived in Middlesex County New Jersey at the time I entered the service about two miles from New Brunswick - after the war I continued to reside there until 1802 when I removed to my present residence in this County where I have lived ever since
I was called into service as a Militia man
I never received any discharge in writing
Phineas Dunham & Owen David -
know me and can certify as to my character for veracity and their belief

of my services as a soldier of the Revolution, I dont know of any clergy man who can prove his reputation as a soldier
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Edmond A. Reynolds, Prothy
PHILIP DUNN
A true copy.

CRAWFORD COUNTY ) SS.
Priscilla Dunn being sworn according to Law saith she is upward of eighty years of age that she has known Philip Dunn the applicant since she was twenty years of age, that she is the widow of his brother that she lived about a mile from him during the Revolutionary War that she knows he was out several times in the service during the Revolutionary War but cant say how many times that she recollects of his being out under Capt Manning, when James Dunn the husband of this deponent was Lieutenant of the same company That she believes he was out every time he was called upon & never missed a tour of duty - That she has seen him several times under arms when the Company trained at our house as the place of Rendezvous -
Priscilla      her **      Dunn mark
Sworn & Subscribed in Open Court 25th Oct.1832 Edmond A Reynolds Prothy
Phineas Dunham of Vernon Township Crawford County aged sixty seven being sworn saith that he has know Philip Dunn this applicant since the year 1776 when he lived about two miles from him in Middlesex New Jersey - That all the men of that neighborhood who were capable of bearing arms were then called into service, and he believes that the

said Philip was among the number called out but he cant say he ever saw him in service - That about the close of the war this deponent was first enrolled, I was then in the same Company with him - that he recollects the first Captain he enroled under - That deponent had four brothers older than himself who were out in service & has often heard them speak of Philip Dunns being out in service, particularly at the battle of Monmouth - That he has know him for thirty years in this County and that he has always born a good character and deponent believes all he states in the foregoing application to be generaly true -
Phinehas Dunham
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court Oct.25th A.D.1832
Edmond A.Reynolds, Prothy.
Owen David, of Hayfield township Crawford County saith that he first became acquainted with Philip Dunn this applicant in N.Jersey in the year 1792 - that he then had the reputation in that neighborhood (as well as in this neighborhood ever since) of having been out in United States service during the revolutionary war - as one of the minute men - That he has always born a good character for truth & veracity & deponent believes him to be of the age he represents & that he did serve as he states in foregoing application - Owen David
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court October 25th A.D.1832 Edmond A.Reynolds Prothy.

And the said Court declare their opinion after investigation of the matter & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department and on the foregoing testimony of Priscilla Dunn, Phineas Dunham & Owen David that Philip Dunn the aforementioned applicant was a soldier of the Revolutionary War & served as he states - And the Court further that the said Phineas Dunham and Owen David are known to the Court as citizens of respectability in whose testimony full reliance may be placed -
Certified this twentyfifth October 1832
Henry Shippen
Pres t -
And the Court further certify that it is made appear to the Court that the aforementioned Jane Priscilla Dunn is a credible witness and that her testimony is entitled to credit - Certified Oct 25 1832
Henry Shippen
Pres t -
Crawford County SS
I Edmond A. Reynolds Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Dunn for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25th day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty two
Edm. A. Reynolds Prothy.
(SEAL)

Personally appeared before the Honorable Henry Shippen and his associates in open Court the aforementioned Philip Dunn who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below as as a private in the militia in February 1776 he was out of in search of Tories on Staten Island under Captain Stitt for the period of three weeks - and in the fall of 1777 I think in October he was three days engaged in the same pursuit on Staten Island under Captain Manning In June 1778 I was put in Captain Seburns Company 14 days at Monmouth in New Jersey as a member of the flying camp In September of same year I was out eight days at Spring West Field on an alarm - & in October at Springfield for two weeks as near as he can recollect under Captain Manning - In 1777 - I volunteered for one week with three others to save the necessity of the draft of one man from our company for one month which was wanting to fill up the company going on a months tour to Elizabeth town - & served that week forget the Captains name - That at the time of the revolt of the Pennsylvania line I was called out and served one week at Woodbridge Town Middlesex County N. J. under Captain Dunham - & Col Saml Crow - that

these services were besides the monthly tours in the spring & fall mentioned in the foregoing statement - & that during the years 1776-'77-'78-'79; '80-'81-'82 he was out one month in the spring and fall making two months each year but he can not specify with accuracy the months during which the different tours were performed - but it was generally in April & May in the Spring & September & October in the fall and that he served in the whole a period of more than fourteen months & not less as he verily believes and for such period & service he claims a pension.
PHILIP DUNN.
Sworn & subscribed this 31st day of July A.D.1833 in open Court
Edm. A. Reynolds, Prothy.
Edmond A. Reynolds Prothonotary Clerk of the Court of said County do certify that the foregoing deposition on the preceeding page was taken in open court before the Judges of said court and that it was ordered by said Judges that the same be attached to the original preceeding application of Philip Dunn for a pension. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 31st day of July A. D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Edm. A. Reynolds Prothy
& Clerk of the Several Courts of
A true copy.
Crawford County.

This copy was made for a party who returned it saying it is the wrong book.

November 2, 1933.
Ann Elizabeth Rhodes Saegerstown Pennsylvania.
BA-J/ILL Philip Dunn S. 22224
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Philip Dunn, and soldiers with surname Gehr, which, you state, was the maiden name of the wife of Mathias Flach, whose record was furnished you on September 19, 1933.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a soldier with surname Gehr, and one record, only, found of a Philip Dunn. It is given below as shown in pension claim, S. 22224, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
For information in regard to land which may have been granted by the United States on account of service in the Revolutionary War of a Christian Rhodes, you should apply to The Commissioner, the General Land Office, this city. It may be stated that no land granted by the United States for military service rendered by Revolutionary War soldiers was located in Pennsylvania. The land to which you refer was perhaps granted by the State of Pennsylvania, in which instance, information relative thereto might be obtained from the Librarian, Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
PHILIP DUNN-S. 22224.
Philip Dunn was born June 14, 1754 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
While residing about two miles from New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, he served in the Middlesex County militia regularly, a month each spring and fall from the winter of 1776 until 1782, under Captains Isaac Ferrat, Moses Martin, William Manning and David

Dunham, and Colonels Nathaniel Heard, Reuben Potter and John Webster; aside from this service, he was out on several alarms, one under Captain Stites, one in Captain Seburn's company of the Flying Camp at the time of the battle of Monmouth, and under Captain Dunham and Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Crow at Woodbridge Town, New Jersey; length of his entire service more than fourteen months.
He resided in Middlesex County, New Jersey, until 1802, then moved to Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Philip Dunn was allowed pension on his application executed October 25, 1832, while a resident of Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Priscilla Dunn, widow of soldier's brother, James Dunn, was living in 1832, aged then about eighty years.
It was not stated that the soldier, Philip Dunn, was married.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.